Dzinara Alimbekava

Dinara Talhatauna Alimbekava (Kazakh: Динара Талғатқызы Әлімбекова, romanized: Dinara Talğatkyzy Älimbekova born 5 January 1996) is a Kazakhstan-born Belarusian biathlete. She won a gold medal in the 4×6 km relay at the 2018 Olympics.[1] Alimbekava won her first IBU World Cup competition (a sprint) in Hochfilzen, Austria, in December 2020, and finished as the Under-25 Cup leader for the 2020-21 World Cup season.[2]

Dinara Alimbekava
Alimbekava at the 2018 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameДзінара Талгатаўна Алімбекава
NationalityBelarusian
Born (1996-01-05) 5 January 1996
Abay, Kazakhstan
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportBiathlon
Medal record
Representing  Belarus
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Pyeongchang4 × 6 km relay
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 RaubichiMixed relay
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Raubichi3 × 6 km relay

Alimbekava was born in Kazakhstan to a Kazakh father and a Belarusian mother.[3] When she was three years old, her family moved to Belarus, where her younger brother Zhenya was born. Dzinara is professionally trained in piano and skates and practices snowboarding in her free time.[4] In October 2022, Alimbekava revealed via her Instagram account that she had married fellow biathlete Anton Smolski on January 10th of that same year.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 gold)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 56th — — — Gold —
China 2022 Beijing 5th 15th 19th 12th 13th 6th

World Championships

0 medals

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Sweden 2019 Östersund 85th 13th 35th — 11th — —
Italy 2020 Antholz — 72nd — — 13th — —
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 17th 40th 21st 26th 4th 14th —
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

Individual podiums
  • 1 victories (1 Sp)
  • 6 podiums (1 Sp, 3 Pu, 2 Ms)
No. Season Date Location Level Race Place
1 2020–21 11 December 2020 Austria Hochfilzen World Cup Sprint 1st
2 13 December 2020 Austria Hochfilzen World Cup Pursuit 2nd
3 13 March 2021 Czech Republic Nové Město na Moravě World Cup Pursuit 2nd
4 21 March 2021 Sweden Östersund World Cup Mass Start 2nd
5 2021–22 9 January 2022 Germany Oberhof World Cup Pursuit 3rd
6 23 January 2022 Italy Antholz-Anterselva World Cup Mass Start 2nd

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dzinara Alimbekava.
  1. Dzinara Alimbekava. biathlonresults.com
  2. "5 things we learned in the 2020/21 season". International Biathlon Union - IBU. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  3. . kp.by (interview with mother in Russian)
  4. От пианистки до биатлонистки. История Динары Алимбековой. krayavidy.by (interview in Russian)


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